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Both Council Rock High Schools Among PA's Top, List Says
The list includes both Council Rock North and Council Rock South.
NEWTOWN, PA – Both Council Rock School District high schools are included in on a list that analyzes the state's top high schools for 2020. Data compiler Niche, which specializes in analyzing top schools and communities, recently released its school rankings for 2020.
The data search, which assesses both private and public schools, includes both Council Rock North and Council Rock South among the top.
The highest-ranked Bucks County high school is George School, according to the Niche search. George School is a private school in Middletown Township. It came in 10th on the Niche list.
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Niche said its methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the full methodology here.
To come up with the rankings, each school received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.
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